Stevenson Middle School, Stevenson AL

Original Research by School Decision on Stevenson Middle School

Stevenson Middle School serves grades five through eight in the Jackson County School System, a district that has recently consolidated several schools and redrawn attendance zones. The school is located in Stevenson, a small rural town in northeastern Alabama that has seen population decline since the textile industry left in the 1990s. The town retains a quiet residential character centered on a historic downtown with railroad heritage sites. The district's restructuring, which included closing a high school, is a structural change that may affect which students attend this middle school and what their commute looks like.

Enrollment is modest for a middle school that spans four grades. The student body is predominantly white, with sizeable populations of Hispanic, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. Data on the proportion of students receiving special education services or identified as English learners was not available, so families seeking that information would need to ask the school directly.

State testing results come from the 2024-25 Alabama ACAP, the only year of data currently on record, so no academic trend is visible. Math proficiency varies considerably by grade. Fifth and eighth graders perform at a level in the middle range, sixth grade results are lower, and seventh grade math proficiency is particularly low, with only a small share meeting the benchmark. English language arts performance is stronger overall: fifth and eighth graders reach a solid level, seventh graders land around the midpoint, and sixth graders again dip. Science, tested only in eighth grade, shows about half of students proficient. When scores across all subjects and grades are combined into a single index, Stevenson Middle sits at the lower end of the range among the two districts in Jackson County. A parent reviewing these results may want to discuss with the school what specific academic supports are available, especially for math in the upper middle grades.

Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Information about course offerings—such as advanced coursework, career and technical education, or arts—was not available in the data provided. Similarly, no information on disciplinary actions, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or teacher qualifications was on hand. These are areas a prospective family may wish to investigate further through direct contact with the school.

The town of Stevenson has a manufacturing-oriented economy and home values that are modest relative to state and national benchmarks. The local housing market reflects the area's rural and economically static character, with no major growth or new development publicly reported. The recent district consolidation is a meaningful factor for families to consider when evaluating which schools their children will attend and how attendance boundaries may evolve.

Overall, Stevenson Middle School serves a community with economic challenges and delivers an academic profile that is stronger in reading than in math, with math performance dropping sharply in certain grades. The absence of several common data points—on special populations, programs, and school climate—means that a fuller picture of the school's environment and supports would require direct inquiry.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 40% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 42% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 79%

School 9% · District 29% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 29% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 72% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 64% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 63% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 62% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 38% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolJackson County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income45%Higher-income41%4 pp gap